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1.3.1 History of the Scheme

Context

This section describes the historical perspective to the Child Support Scheme since it was established in 1988 to collect and enforce child support agreements and court orders, and commenced making administrative assessments of child support from 1 October 1989.

Topic 1.3.1.20 provides the child support guide that applied as at 30 June 2008 for historical reference of how child support was assessed before the current child support formula came into effect from 1 July 2008.

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